Image: APA/Eidan Rubio
The woman locked herself in a church in the Andalusian city of Motril in the south of the country on Monday in protest at what she believed to be the “inhuman and bloody hunt” for her son, state television broadcaster RTVE and other local media reported.
Accordingly, she wanted to continue the strike “day and night” until “justice was done”. The mother says her son is a good person who has never harassed anyone, Spanish media reported.
World governing body FIFA has suspended Rubiales for 90 days and initiated disciplinary proceedings. The head of the Spanish national association RFEF kissed the player Jennifer Hermoso on the mouth at the award ceremony after winning the World Cup final in Sydney on August 20 – and thus triggered criticism and outrage at home and abroad.
Accompanied by her sister
RTVE cameras showed numerous journalists, photographers, cameramen and onlookers gathering in front of the Church of Divina Pastora on Monday afternoon.
According to the priest, Rubiales’ mother is accompanied by her sister. She is very nervous and crying.
A cousin of Rubiales told journalists outside the church: “We are all suffering greatly. He was prejudiced”. Relatives and friends are firmly convinced that the kiss was mutually agreed. Hermoso had vehemently denied this version. Another RFEF crisis meeting was scheduled for Monday.
Source: Nachrichten
